Where does “南天” come from?

南天 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 南天.

南天 (Japanese): the southern skies; nandina, heavenly bamboo,...

Definitions

  1. the southern skies; nandina, heavenly bamboo,...

Ancestry of “南天”, step by step

南天 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 南天

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese南天

via Middle Chinese 南天竹

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese南天竹

Words derived from “南天

Every word from Middle Chinese 南天
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